Chapter 43: Family Affairs

On the last day of the fifty-third year, the heavy snow that had fallen in the capital for a winter finally stopped.

The good days of the New Year are sunny day by day, adding a lot of auspicious joy to the already festive New Year's Festival, now is not three years ago, Zhiyun and Ouyang are already able to shuttle freely between the two times, so in recent years, it is often half a day to stay in the world of Red Mansions, half a day back to the Qing Dynasty, but in the past few months of the New Year, it is more in the Qing Dynasty.

From the first day of the Lunar New Year to the Lantern Festival, in the past half a month, Ouyang stayed in the palace most of the time, and when he went, he took a bunch of information about the Red Mansion, probably to discuss things in another world with Kangxi.

Although the work over there is a thousand things, however, it seems that the speed of progress is greatly beyond the expectations of the Lord of Long Live, so that although our day has just passed his tenth birthday last year, and he is not young, he has been in a state of high spirits for the past few months, and he is very happy, and his means of expressing his satisfaction are naturally a reward for his son and several meritorious auxiliary ministers, so that the fur brocade antiquities in the Yongwang Mansion are flooded.

Zhiyun is also very busy in the Yongwang Mansion, there is no way, since Tai was deposed again, now a smart person can see that the possibility of that Tai Ye reinstating for the third time is really very small.

In recent years, the fourth emperor Yinzhen, who has obviously won the blue eyes of Kangxi, has naturally become a fragrant bait, especially in February last year, Zhao Shenqiao said that the country should be canonized, although long live finally said that the construction of the reserve is a major event, it can not be lightly decided, and it was vetoed, but those ministers who want to work from the dragon are willing to give up easily, in the past two years, their activities can be said to be very frequent.

Therefore, even if the Yongwang Mansion has deliberately kept a low profile, it is still indispensable to the attention of all forces, and Yinzhen can be regarded as a too popular candidate to officially enter the foreground, but this is nothing, since you want that position, you will have to go to the front desk sooner or later.

It's just that he is still the same, and he should not be courted by the major princes and ministers in Beijing, and he is polite and cold. Anyway, compared with the eldest and the third child who is also very pleasing to Long Live Lord, he has been very unpopular with Banzai recently, but he has become more and more exquisite, and he is heroic, always jumping up and down, and the fourteenth who is very lively, his call to become the prince is really not high.

On the day of the Lantern Festival, Zhiyun took Hongyun to Yonghe Palace to ask Concubine De to say goodbye, accompanied by Li and Hongyun Hongshi, Hongyun is older, but I don't know how, although he has been recuperating for a long time, but his body still seems relatively weak, so Yinzhen also let him honestly study in the study, to the point that he did not receive any errands, Hongshi is also eleven years old, he is healthy and healthy, in the Qing Dynasty, he is already a handsome and outstanding young man.

Zhiyun Honghao, that little is now being personally detained by Kangxi to teach, although he still goes back to Yongwang's Mansion every day, but in broad daylight, he is absolutely unable to see his figure, to be busier than Yinzhen, over the past few years, Xiaodouding has become more and more stable, making Zhiyun always feel that he is not like a young child.

Although he knew that the royal boys matured quickly, Zhiyun was still melancholy sometimes, so for the remaining children, most of them were indulgent, and their academic requirements were not very strict.

All the way into Yonghe Palace, after Zhiyun and his party saluted and said goodbye, Concubine De immediately smiled and said: "Come, come and sit, you guys, now everyone is busy, and they don't often come to see my wife, but I, the old lady, have begun to make people angry?" ”

"Where is E-Niang, this is a killing of a daughter-in-law." Zhiyun secretly rolled her eyes, but hooked the corners of her mouth, revealing the most desirable smile, sat down on the black lacquer gold dragon and phoenix pattern embroidered pier beside Concubine De, and said secretly in her heart, who wants to come here to play a scene of harmony with your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, of course, what she thinks in her heart will not be revealed at all, a look of the eyes, Hongyun and Hongshi, two young men wearing imperial and grandson court clothes, walked generously to Concubine De and saluted, "Grandson Hongyun (Hongshi), please say goodbye to Ma." ”

The crisp and loud voice coaxed Concubine De to be happy, and her eyebrows were curled with a smile: "Hey, Hongshi has grown a lot taller, Hongyun is so thin that he is too tired from studying?" Academics are important, but physical health is even more important, Li, you have to be careful, mention more people around the little brother, so that they can serve well. ”

The Li family hurriedly responded, and Hongyun also respectfully thanked Concubine De for her concern.

After caring for the two older grandchildren, Concubine De simply hugged the tiger-headed Hongtian into her arms, Hongtian was not afraid of life, and talked to Concubine De happily, one by one, "Kiss Ma, Ma is the best", that affection is even more difficult than in front of her own mother.

If Zhiyun didn't know in his heart that this naughty little statue came to see people and talk about people, even if it was a stranger who had only met once, he would be able to make people talk to him within a quarter of an hour, I am afraid that he would really think that this child likes Concubine De so much.

Of course, Concubine De didn't know, she looked at the round little boy with dripping eyes, and she couldn't love it in her heart, and sighed secretly several times, although Hongli is also very cute, but, Hongli is obviously more likable, hey, Hongli was not taught too strictly by his Ama Eniang, and next time he told Fourteen, to be lenient with him, don't be too tight.

Concubine De hugged Hongday and said a few words, and the little eunuch said, Fourteen Baylor is here. Concubine De's face was overjoyed, and she was busy letting people in.

As soon as Yinzhen entered the door, his robe was lifted, he knelt on the ground, and asked for peace with a smile: "Son Yinzhen, please be safe for Eniang, and be blessed to Eniang." ”

Zhiyun saw that as soon as Concubine De saw Yinzhen, the smile in her eyes couldn't stop, this kind of sincere and happy expression, when she faced another child, she never showed it, and sighed unconsciously, fortunately it was Ouyang who was in the skin now, otherwise, she didn't know how to be sad, no matter what history said, Zhiyun never believed that a child could really be indifferent to such a conspicuous preference for his mother.

Since the fourteenth came, it was obvious that there was a private message to Concubine De, and Zhiyun didn't want to stay longer, so she found an excuse to leave Yonghe Palace with the Li family and the children.

Recently, Concubine De is very peaceful, that is, last year's draft, she did not go to the Yongwang Mansion to stuff people, the Miss Nian Ruyu Nian, who often comes out to jump, I heard that she also began to discuss marriage, however, she is old, although Nian Yaoling and Nian Qianyao work hard, but if you want to marry a good family, it is indeed not an easy task, the biggest possibility is to fill the house for others, or the side room, and I don't know if the arrogant first beauty in the capital will be unwilling.

For Nian Ruyu, Zhiyun just listened to one or two gossip by the way, so she didn't care much, she was now hot with Sister Lin in another world. is also a celebrity, and Sister Lin obviously likes her more than young beauties.

Although Lin Ruhai was reluctant to give up on his daughter, his body was still deteriorating day by day, and on this day, while he was still in spirit, he called the servants of the family to him and beat him, and sent most of those who were cheating and playing tricks out.

It's just that a large part of this is the slaves of the Jia family who came with Jia Min, for Jia Min's sake, and they have to worry about Daiyu's future relationship with Shi Lao Taijun.

After all, no matter what you say, Mrs. Shi is also Yu'er's grandmother, and she went by herself, that is, her closest relative, although her younger brother and sister are here, Zhaoyu is also there, but Zhaoyu is just that, her brother has passed away, Mrs. Lin is still young, it is still unknown whether she will remarry, how can such a smart person as Lin Ruhai pin his hopes on only one person, even in his heart, Mrs. Lin is probably a little more reliable than Lao Taijun.

After dealing with the minions, the rest was the family property, and Lin Ruhai packed Jia Min's dowry and sent it to the capital on a ship.

This is as it should be, after all, it is Jia Min's thing, but Zhiyun specially reminded Lin Ruhai to register all the dowries, and let Daiyu carry them with her, and instructed her to hand them over to the old lady in front of everyone for safekeeping, otherwise, in case Jia Lian and Mrs. Wang swallowed Jia Min's dowry, then Daiyu was an orphan girl, but there was no law at all.

As for the Lin family's property, in addition to the part that was handed over to Ouyang and Zhiyun in exchange for Qingju shares, the other Lin Ruhai was divided into two, half of which was Zhuang, Shop, etc., and Mrs. Lin took care of it, with the assistance of the loyal Lin housekeeper, and the other part was turned into 500,000 taels of silver, exchanged for silver tickets, and asked Jia Lian to take it back and hand it over to the old lady for safekeeping.

Although Zhiyun always felt that most of the 500,000 taels might have been lost, but it was Sister Lin's grandmother's house, and she didn't know what to say, so she just said that Sister Lin also needed some pocket money, and it was not good to exchange them for silver tickets, so it was better to carry 20,000 taels of silver into Jiafu after arriving in the capital, although it was not very good-looking, it was convenient to use.

Lin Ruhai is such a shrewd person, as soon as he heard it, he knew that Zhiyun was worried that people with ulterior motives said that Yu'er lived in Jiafu for nothing, although he didn't believe that Jiafu was really so shameless, but think about the style of Rongguofu in recent years, think about the way he has sent so much silver over the years, every time in order not to look frivolous, he was exchanged for silver tickets in the capital before he was sent to Jiafu, but he didn't hear much noise at all, and his heart was indeed a little bottomless, so he agreed.

After this, Lin Ruhai not only did not blame Zhiyun for being shallow and profound, but was more grateful to her, and Yin Yin instructed Daiyu to make sure that she was good friends with the two couples of the Ai family, and she must not be estranged.

After explaining all these affairs, Daiyu Chenghuan was on his knees for only a few months, and he was reluctant to give up, but Lin Ruhai still left after all.

Daiyu cried so much that she fell ill, there was no way, Mrs. Lin could only take Zhaoyu and Steward Lin together to set up a mourning hall and let Lin Ruhai's old friends come to worship, everyone said that people go to tea and cool, but Lin Ruhai did have a few close friends, plus Zhiyun and Ouyang Zai, some of the up-and-coming characters around them came to the door one after another, and Lin Ruhai would not be desolate behind him.

Jia Lian originally planned to take advantage of Lin Ruhai's death and planned to make another profit, but it can be seen that such a scene is scruples in his heart after all, he is much more honest, and secretly said, the Lin family is really a noble family, even if Lin Ruhai is dead and has no successor, but he can't be underestimated, after thinking about it, he is better for Daiyu.